HomeMy Public PortalAbout2009-002 Resolution Authorizing Elm Creek Watershed Comm to Dev Total Max Daily Load for Elm CreekMember Weir introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
CITY OF MEDINA
RESOLUTION NO.2009-02
AUTHORIZING THE ELM CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
TO DEVELOP A TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD FOR ELM CREEK AND
RELATED WATER BODIES
WHEREAS, the most downstream section of Elm Creek from Rice Lake to the
Mississippi River confluence is currently listed for dissolved oxygen impairment on the Federal
Clean Water Act's 303(d) list of impaired waters; and
WHEREAS, the upstream reaches and tributaries of Elm Creek (Rush and Diamond
Creeks and Rice, Fish and Weaver Lakes) are listed for a range of impairments, namely
excessive nutrients, dissolved oxygen, biotic health and, potentially, bacteria and mercury, on the
Federal Clean Water Act's 303(d) list of impaired waters; and
WHEREAS, a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and Implementation Plan must be
prepared for each Impaired Water, identifying the contributors to the impairments and outlining a
plan for returning the waters to an unimpaired state; and
WHEREAS, the Commission is currently completing a program to monitor Elm Creek,
Rush Creek, North Fork Rush Creek, and Diamond Creek and Weaver, Fish, Diamond, Cowley,
Henry and Rice Lakes that will allow the Commission to begin development of strategies to
complete a TMDL analysis of the stream network in the watershed; and
WHEREAS, the Three Rivers Park District has presented to the Commission "A Phased
Approach" work plan that proposes to develop a watershed -wide TMDL, working downstream
to upstream, that will be more cost-effective and more ecologically relevant than developing
individual TMDLs; and
WHEREAS, the final product of this phased project will be one comprehensive TMDL
that simultaneously addresses all of the known impairments throughout the watershed; and
WHEREAS, as stakeholders, the member communities are required to be participants in
the development and implementation of the TMDL;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Medina hereby requests and
authorizes the Elm Creek Watershed Management Commission, on its behalf, to begin
development of a comprehensive TMDL and Implementation Plan for the impaired waters in the
Elm Creek watershed.
Dated: January 6, 2009
Resolution No. 2009-02
January 6, 2009
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T.M. Crosby, Jr. May
Attest:
Chad M. Adams, City Administrator - Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Smith
upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Weir, Smith, Crosby, Siitari, Johnson
And the following voted against same:
None
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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January 6, 2009